Live Music

On Saturday April 21st, Leeds Student Radio, Leeds RAG and The Faversham give you S.O.S. Leeds, a twelve hour celebration of some of the most choice artistic talent in the local area and beyond as well as some very special guest appearances. Throughout the day, the finest in music, comedy and art showcase their work as we transform the Faversham into a hub of excitement and creativity. For a full lineup of the day’s events go to http://www.facebook.com/events/376902862330884/

All profits go to the Leeds Community Fund, a pool of money given to various small charities (80% of which are local Leeds charities) who have an annual income of less than £150,000 and do not benefit from regular donations – http://www.leedsrag.org.uk/about/community-fund

Once the sun sets, the venue is revamped and transformed for the night’s entertainment. This is a festival after all, and that means the party’s going to keep going well into the morning! For our after-party, we have cherry-picked an array of Leeds’ finest DJs and clubnights and placed them under one roof, with a headline performance from former Faithless frontman Maxi Jazz. This is the Sound Of Students in leeds.

Live at Manchester Academy. Photo by Danny Pardoe of Concerts Captured

If you haven’t heard of Andrew WK, you’ve clearly been living under a rock. The 32-year old white denim obsessed hedonist who famously stated that he would die if he stopped partying, returned to Manchester Academy last Friday 13th April, in celebration of the ten-year anniversary of his debut I Get Wet album.

I Get Wet was played in its entirety as the venue filled with die-hard fans that mirrored WK’s iconic look- white jeans and blood stained white t-shirts partied hard. The Manchester crowd went manic as soon as WK jumped on stage and screamed, “It’s time to party!”.He didn’t have to say more.

The sold out gig was 90 minutes of hardcore partying at break neck speed. The set list included,” Party Till You Puke”, ”Ready to Die”,”Headbang”,“It’s Time To Party” and ”Fun Night’.

Photo by Danny Pardoe of Concerts Captured.

With the stamina of an Energizer bunny, WK returns for an encore of “We Want Fun”. He then invited the crowd on stage. As you’d imagine, the amount of people pushing and crowd surfing to the front just to get on the same stage as Andrew WK was unbelievable.

While many people tend to associate Andrew WK with vomit, decadence, drinking and partying without a cause, he has managed to attract fans with his positive mental attitude, giving motivational lectures to Ivy League universities such as Yale and Harvard. Talking to the person standing next to me in the crowd, we both came to an agreement that we need more people like Andrew WK – who’s only objective in life is to have a good time and party hard despite going through tough times.

Unfortunately for us, the Andrew WK party had to come to an end. Before leaving the stage, WK points to each section of the crowd and says, “ You will remember tonight”.And I certainly will.